Qionghai climate

Qionghai is warmest in June, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 17 °C. September is the wettest month (249 mm) and January the driest (29 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Qionghai averages 1,469 mm of rain and 268 days above 25 °C.

China · population 528,238 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 20°
  2. Feb 21°
  3. Mar 23°
  4. Apr 26°
  5. May 28°
  6. Jun 29°
  7. Jul 28°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 27°
  10. Oct 25°
  11. Nov 23°
  12. Dec 20°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectQionghai through the year

Qionghai has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 22 °C in January to 31 °C in June, a swing of 8.9 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 268 days a year reach 25 °C, 105 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in May.

Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 249 mm against 29 mm in January — 8.7 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

The sea off Qionghai is warmest in September at 29 °C and coldest in February at 22 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 22.1 °C 29 mm 67 %
February 23.4 °C 29 mm 65 %
March 25.9 °C 44 mm 62 %
April 28.5 °C 73 mm 59 %
May 30.4 °C 152 mm 71 %
June 31.1 °C 148 mm 81 %
July 31.0 °C 185 mm 74 %
August 30.6 °C 240 mm 75 %
September 29.6 °C 249 mm 71 %
October 27.7 °C 210 mm 60 %
November 25.5 °C 71 mm 62 %
December 22.7 °C 40 mm 68 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January22.1 °C17.4 °C19.6 °C29.7 °C9.6 °C300
February23.4 °C18.6 °C20.8 °C30.3 °C9.2 °C800
March25.9 °C21.2 °C23.2 °C32.4 °C12.5 °C2110
April28.5 °C23.8 °C25.7 °C34.0 °C16.7 °C2870
May30.4 °C25.7 °C27.6 °C37.2 °C20.0 °C31180
June31.1 °C26.8 °C28.6 °C36.7 °C23.6 °C30230
July31.0 °C26.5 °C28.4 °C36.2 °C23.1 °C31220
August30.6 °C26.1 °C28.0 °C34.9 °C23.6 °C31210
September29.6 °C25.1 °C27.0 °C33.6 °C20.1 °C30120
October27.7 °C23.4 °C25.3 °C32.1 °C17.1 °C2910
November25.5 °C21.4 °C23.3 °C30.2 °C14.1 °C1900
December22.7 °C18.5 °C20.4 °C27.9 °C9.5 °C600

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January29 mm711 h/day67 %81 %18 km/h22.6 °C
February29 mm712 h/day65 %84 %18 km/h22.2 °C
March44 mm912 h/day62 %85 %20 km/h23.2 °C
April73 mm1113 h/day59 %85 %20 km/h25.3 °C
May152 mm1713 h/day71 %84 %18 km/h27.4 °C
June148 mm1713 h/day81 %83 %18 km/h28.0 °C
July185 mm1813 h/day74 %83 %18 km/h28.0 °C
August240 mm2313 h/day75 %85 %15 km/h28.3 °C
September249 mm2212 h/day71 %86 %16 km/h28.5 °C
October210 mm1612 h/day60 %83 %19 km/h27.4 °C
November71 mm1111 h/day62 %81 %20 km/h25.8 °C
December40 mm711 h/day68 %79 %20 km/h24.2 °C

How Qionghai compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Qionghai 31 °C 17 °C 1,469 mm 268
Wenchang · China 31 °C 17 °C 1,472 mm 275
Wanning · China 30 °C 18 °C 1,603 mm 258
Haikou · China 31 °C 17 °C 1,353 mm 250
Nada · China 32 °C 15 °C 1,390 mm 287
Sanya · China 30 °C 18 °C 1,456 mm 310
Basuo · China 31 °C 17 °C 1,434 mm 299

Where Qionghai ranks

RankingPositionValue
Best beach destinations in Asia in April47thof 5082/100

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QuestionsCommon questions about Qionghai’s climate

When is the best time to visit Qionghai?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, June is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Qionghai get?

In June, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 105 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 17 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Qionghai?

September, averaging 249 mm over 22 days with rain. The driest month is January with 29 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,469 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Qionghai rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.